A lifelong evangelical expresses mixed feelings about Halloween

Some of the religious fundamentalists among us clearly disdain Halloween and all of its evocations of the “dark side.”

But Richard J. Mouw, a professor at an evangelical seminary, is ambivalent about the matter, as we see HERE:

There are big banners hanging over the streets of our local business district, announcing a “Spooktacular” celebration on Halloween. I wonder whether the local Evangelicals—there are three congregations of them in the town—will boycott the participating stores. There is much evangelical opposition to Halloween these days.

My parents were Evangelicals, but they always enjoyed Halloween. My father was a pastor, and ...

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Some of the religious fundamentalists among us clearly disdain Halloween and all of its evocations of the “dark side.”

But Richard J. Mouw, a professor at an evangelical seminary, is ambivalent about the matter, as we see HERE:

There are big banners hanging over the streets of our local business district, announcing a “Spooktacular” celebration on Halloween. I wonder whether the local Evangelicals—there are three congregations of them in the town—will boycott the participating stores. There is much evangelical opposition to Halloween these days.

My parents were Evangelicals, but they always enjoyed Halloween. My father was a pastor, and ...